Guangzhou vs Kano - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Guangzhou Kano
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$352
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$92.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$154
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
97
24
😀 Quality of life
75
13
🏙️ Population
18.7M
4.35M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 40% more expensive than in Kano. Cities ranked 6548th and 8204th ($774 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 27th in China and Nigeria, respectively. Check China vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.3 months in Kano. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Kano ranked 12th in Nigeria, while ranked 1055th and 9094th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Guangzhou vs Kano infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Guangzhou vs Kano

Prices for goods and services in Guangzhou and Kano are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Guangzhou Kano
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$7.78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.87
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$11.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$18
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
21.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$8.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$2.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$2.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$1.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$4.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$1.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$3.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$3.33
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$1.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$35.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$1380

Cost of living in other countries

GuangzhouKano

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650

Cities near Kano

Distance City Cost of living
137 km or 85 mi Zaria
$526
148 km or 92 mi Katsina
$579
202 km or 125 mi Kaduna
$371
202 km or 126 mi Gusau
$587
206 km or 128 mi Zinder
$974
227 km or 141 mi Maradi
$972
233 km or 145 mi Jos
$820
237 km or 147 mi Bauchi
$759
341 km or 212 mi Minna
$743
346 km or 215 mi Abuja
$1502
375 km or 233 mi Sokoto
$426
376 km or 234 mi Damaturu
$553
504 km or 313 mi Maiduguri
$609
553 km or 344 mi Mubi
$665
583 km or 362 mi Ilorin
$535
607 km or 377 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
612 km or 380 mi Garoua
$556
625 km or 388 mi Owo
$651
628 km or 390 mi Enugu
$462
639 km or 397 mi Osogbo
$695
641 km or 399 mi Akure
$634
653 km or 406 mi Maroua
$533
664 km or 413 mi Awka
$805
664 km or 413 mi Ife
$779
676 km or 420 mi Onitsha
$972
683 km or 424 mi Oyo
$677
692 km or 430 mi Bol
$485
698 km or 434 mi Bamenda
$553
708 km or 440 mi Benin
$558
711 km or 442 mi N'Djamena
$523
715 km or 444 mi Niamey
$1019
718 km or 446 mi Ibadan
$776
728 km or 452 mi Umuahia
$883
743 km or 461 mi Owerri
$1611
756 km or 470 mi Bafoussam
$555
761 km or 473 mi Ngaoundere
$527
772 km or 480 mi Bongor
$486
776 km or 482 mi Aba
$621
782 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$1030
782 km or 486 mi Warri
$881